"Results did not match expectations" — Gouveia e Melo gives no indication of how he will vote in the second round
“I have just personally congratulated Dr António José Seguro and Dr André Ventura on progressing to the second round,” Henrique Gouveia e Melo began, saying in a speech at his campaign headquarters in reaction to the results.
10pm poll: António José Seguro leads voting intentions
The candidate backed by the PS is ahead in the survey with 24.2% of voter preferences. Also, André Ventura says it is a “good gift” that Cavaco Silva has joined the electoral campaign.
Tracking poll, day 11: penultimate day of the daily poll — this is how things stand
The penultimate tracking poll before Sunday’s presidential election indicates that the top three candidates, in a technical tie for the lead, continue to stand out from the other contenders. António José Seguro is the fastest growing, now at 24.2% of voting intentions (up 1.6 percentage points); André Ventura consolidates second place with a rise to 22.9% (up 0.9 percentage points); and João Cotrim de Figueiredo remains in third, at 21.1%, up 0.8 percentage points from the last measurement.
New poll puts Ventura and Seguro into the second round. Cotrim leaves the admiral and Mendes behind
If the presidential election were held today, André Ventura and António José Seguro would advance to a second round. A major survey by the Catholic University for RTP, Público and Antena1, released this Tuesday, shows the candidate backed by Chega in first place, with 24% of voting intentions, followed very closely by the Socialist candidate, who polls ...
Ventura leads poll as Cotrim threatens to overtake Seguro
Ventura remains at 20.5%, but Seguro falls in voting intentions. Cotrim thanks supporters and closes the gap as he distances himself from Henrique Gouveia e Melo, who sees Marques Mendes growing ever closer.
As I have always said — some people called me names and still haven't apologised — Cotrim de Figueiredo is in the race and could make it to the second round
Rui Calafate analyses the data from CNN Portugal's tracking poll released this Friday, highlighting the surge in voting intentions for Cotrim Figueiredo.
Tracking poll, day 4: Ventura surpasses Seguro and leads among the five in a statistical tie
Daily tracking poll data also show Marques Mendes regaining some ground on Gouveia e Melo, who is closing in on Cotrim Figueiredo. Seguro is the only candidate in the top five to register a fall in voting intentions, which already reflect the impact of the tracking poll and the start of the campaign. The number of undecided voters has never been so low.
Five presidential candidates have one foot in the runoff
If one takes into account the 3.16% margin of error of the December poll by Pitagórica, carried out for Jornal de Notícias, TSF, TVI and CNN Portugal, we are faced with an unprecedented scenario in the presidential campaign: the five candidates with the highest voting intentions are separated by ...
